Floating research facilities and colonies have been a hallmark of Venus colonization in both science fiction and actual scientific consideration since the 70s I believe.

I may have missed the info in the article, but do they have a method of launching and retrieving the balloon without going to the surface first? Seems like that would be a challenge worthy of NASA.

Boaty McBoatface

Cloud city, baby!

(I know it's outrageously impractical and unlikely but it's fun to imagine)

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Me thinking hot air rises.

Also me remembering in Iron Man the final fight with Iron Monger gave him ice.

Thank you for confirming!

I’d vote for Arboghast

Where is Nasa hiding the tech to go back to the moon? I still can’t believe they lost it

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ONE MILLION YEARS VENUS

https://youtu.be/0Kcj_bR8e9c

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I hope they instrument it to detect exotic life forms. Just in case.

How about fix shit on planet A first.

Well, they (Soviets, not NASA) kinda did back on the 80s. Vega.

Ahhh I was thinking about it the wrong way. I was only remembering that even the upper atmosphere is still a pretty horrible place to be, which is why they haven’t managed a balloon “rover” until … well not now but hopefully soon.

Unfortunately unless we decide the atmosphere has relevant resources it's unlikely we will establish a presence beyond scientific or possibly penitentiary.

> The success of the Nevada tests suggests the aerobot could float high above Venus for weeks or even months, ample time for monitoring the atmosphere for acoustic waves generated by venusquakes and analyzing the chemical composition of the planet’s clouds, among other missions goals, with all of the gathered data beamed back to Earth via the accompanying orbiter.

>Balloons have been seen as a viable method for Venus exploration ever since the Soviets successfully used such a design as part of the twin Soviet Vega 1 and 2 missions in 1985. The two helium-filled balloons sailed on the Venusian winds for just over 46 hours before their instruments’ batteries ran out.

These ones will last longer. That’s the difference.

The atmosphere did less thick the higher in orbit you get, just like earth. So less pressure, less heat and less corrosive.

So in theory at least there a sweet spot that would allow for us to investigate from the air for extended periods of time.

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Real Drifblim hours

I thought it was the atmosphere in general? I’m sure the surface isn’t any better lol

OMG JUST READ THE ARTICLE

What was named by the internet with a similar name?

Or did the company not do it?

It was UK and their new submarines lol

They'll get around to it once they change its name to Urectum.